Summer Solstice Potluck/ July planting ideas

Hi everyone!

I'm back from my travels :) I visited some really inspiring gardens and brought home some new seeds to try. Here are a few from the gardens surrounding the National Palace in Sintra, outside of Lisbon.

ponds with houses for ducks, geese, etc.

hardening off plants from the greenhouse before planting them

We're all excited about the Summer Solstice Pizza Potluck happening on Thursday. If you're planning to come, a quick heads-up would be great. RSVP

As your spring planted crops are ready to harvest, it's time to think about what you'll be planting next. July is the time to plant for fall harvests- a good time for all the Brassicas (broccoli, cabbage etc.), beets, lettuce, parsnips and turnips, the last plantings of summer and winter squash, and leafy greens (chard, mustard etc.). If you're hoping for pumpkins in the fall, this is the time to plant them- but be aware they take up a lot of growing space!

July 14, 10am-1pm will be our next garden resource day at the Ft. Scott Community Garden- come see the dahlias in bloom and grab some seedlings and compost.

Enjoy the gardens!

Gardening Notes, Upcoming Dates

Hello All!

This is Taylor (Jean’s intern) posting/filling in for Jean while she is abroad in Portugal.

A quick announcement that the June Garden Resource Day has been pushed back. The Garden Resource Day will now take place Saturday, June 16th, from 10 am-1 pm at the Fort Scott Community Garden!

The garden resource day at Fort Scott Community garden that was originally scheduled to take place on June 9th will be pushed back to Saturday June 16th. We’ve pushed it back so that we’ll be able to provide you all with seedlings (they need to grow for a bit longer before we give them away).

Summer plot checks are scheduled for Tuesday, July 17th. Emily, Jean, and I will be checking all of the garden beds. What are we looking for?

• No vegetables are overgrown, bolting, flowering, or seeding unless that is food.
• There are not an excessive number of weeds.
• Weeds are not flowering or making seeds.
• Pathways are weeded and free of any items (i.e. chairs, pots)
• Vegetables are being harvested and watered.
• There are no excessive pests.

On a separate note, I hope that you all are enjoying these beautiful early summer days. The sunshine has made the past week of gardening an absolute treat for me. So many different flowers have started blooming because of all this heat and sunshine- my favorites are the dahlias I’ve seen blossoming in the Fort Scott community garden!

Also, we had an incredible harvest of veggies this past week! These veggies will go to the Intern CSA box and the different restaurants in the Presidio. So exciting stuff is going on in the garden despite our fearless leader (aka Jean) being absent. I wanted to remind you all that while Jean is away, Emily Lovell and I are your primary points of contact regarding any issues or problems you may be facing with your garden beds. Please feel free to reach out to either (or both) of us. You can reach us using the following email addresses: tjais@presidiotrust.gov 

elovell@presidiotrust.gov

Thanks for your time! I hope to see you all Saturday the 16^th of June at the Fort Scott Community Garden for our Garden Resource Day.

Upcoming dates:

June 16, 10am-1pm Garden Resource Day at Ft. Scott Community Garden-compost, seedlings, mulch, tools

June 21, 4-7pm Summer Solstice Pizza Potluck, RSVP by June 17

July 17, Garden Plot Checks